Distillery | Mortlach |
Bottler | Meadowside Blending |
Serie | The Maltman |
Bottled for | X |
Distilled date | 07.03.1990 |
Bottling date | 04.2012 |
Country | Scotland |
Region | Speyside |
Age | 22 |
Cask Type | Refill Bourbon Cask |
Cask Number | 1650 |
Alcohol percentage | 46 |
Volume | 0,70 |
Condition | In original container |
Label | Perfect |
Stock | 0 |
I have a fondness for Mortlach but sometimes the sherried ones can be a tad strange. Let’s try this ‘bourbon’…
Colour: white wine.
Nose: very little oak, this is very natural and, I must say, much cleaner than expected. Burst with gooseberries and rhubarb, grapefruits, then a lot of muesli and maybe angelica. A Mortlach with a lot of presence, as usual, but no meaty/flinty (or matchsticky) notes whatsoever.
Mouth: it’s very zesty, starting with a lot of lime and lemon, then more white tequila and plain grass. It’s funny how this one could be mistaken for a much lighter and much fruitier distillate, I’d even dare suggest Auchentoshan. Tangerines and limejuice with just a little candy sugar and fresh mint. A mojito made in Scotland?
Finish: medium long, very clean, grassy and limy. A little pepper in the aftertaste.
Comments: a Mortlach for summer that is very good in winter too